Releasing July 30th
Lisa Ricard Claro's first two books in the Fireflies Series are filled with lively characters and realistic plots. I'm anxiously awaiting the release of LOVE TO WIN, her third book in the contemporary romance series (Black Opal Books.)
I can't wait to see what's happening in the Kincaid family... drama and romance awaits. Lisa has a knack for character development and I must say, Caleb from the first book, still has my heart! Will Dante move into first position? I'll let you know.
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Coming July 30, 2016
~ #3 in the Fireflies series ~
Love to Win
She hates to lose . . .
Competitive barista
Brenna Kinkaid loves a challenge, and she’ll do whatever it takes to win,
especially when it comes to her nemesis, Dante Caravicci. But when forced to
team up to save their best friends’ wedding, Brenna recognizes that Dante might
just be her ultimate win.
He plays to win . . .
Restaurateur Dante
Caravicci won’t quit anything until he can claim success. He’s bided his time,
but he’s used to taking big risks and surviving, so he figures he’s got nothing
to lose by playing for Brenna.
Hearts at risk . . .
These two fall fast,
and it looks like a win-win—until a competition pits them head-to-head and one
of them goes way too far. A nudge from an improbable source may be the only way
these two competitors will ever admit that the only way to win is to lose their
hearts.
HERE IS A TEASER FROM LISA'S BOOK:
“Well,
I like that,” Brenna said. “My own mother likes your cake better.”
Dante
regarded her with amusement. “Not everything has to be a competition between
us, does it? What difference does it make which of us bakes the better cake?”
“Or
sautés the better shrimp?” Brenna said, remembering Dante’s shrimp dish from
Thanksgiving that she, Rebecca, and Maddie had all deemed to be almost better
than sex. Not that she’d tell Dante that. She blew out a tired sigh. “I’m sick
of losing to you in the food department. I try so hard to be creative, and you
whip something up at the last minute that takes home the gold.”
“Is
it really that big a deal?” He raised his brows.
Brenna
stared at him a moment and made him laugh when she said, “Bet your ass! I hate
coming in second on anything, especially to you. And say what you will—” She
poked his chest with her finger for emphasis. “—but you’re just as competitive
as I am.” He moved back a step and she poked
him again. “You don’t like to lose at anything either.” One more poke. “You
always do whatever you have to do to win.”
Dante’s
eyes narrowed, but his lips curved. He stepped forward against the press of her
finger, forcing her to step back—once, twice, thrice—and she sucked in a breath
when her hips bumped against the counter. She reached behind her to grab the
edge of the countertop, and her eyes widened when Dante rested his hands on
either side of hers, hemming her in as he had done in the storeroom.
Brenna’s
heart sped to triple speed. Dante leaned down and she parted her lips, in spite
of herself, when his mouth stopped a mere breath away from hers, so close she
swore she felt the radiating heat. A second passed, and another. His gaze
dipped to her mouth. Brenna licked her lips and her eyes fluttered shut in
anticipation, and then the stubble darkening his jaw tickled the skin of her
cheek with the barest touch, and his warm breath against her ear made her
shiver when he whispered, “You’re right. I’ll do whatever I have to do to win.
You’d do well to remember that, sweetheart.”
He
pressed his lips against the tender skin just below her earlobe and made her
shiver again, then stepped back. Brenna stared at him, her mind whirling.
“It’s
late. I’ll follow you home when you’re ready to go, make sure you get there
safe,” he said. “And relax, I don’t expect to be invited in. I know you just
want to be friends.”
Brenna
still gripped the edges of the counter, her eyes wide and lips parted in
surprise when he disappeared out to the porch.
